How easy is it to break an egg? | Pressure | Physics

Do you think it is easy to break an egg? The answer to that depends on how you try to break it. If you hold an egg between your palms along the long axis and push your palms inwards, you will find that the egg will not break. However if you hold an egg between your palms about the short axis and push your palms inwards, you will find that the egg will break. The ellipsoidal structure of the egg makes its much stronger and less likely to break about the long axis.

[creativespace]

the shape of the egg is the secret! The egg’s unique shape gives it tremendous strength, despite its seeming fragility. Eggs are similar in shape to a three-dimensional arch, one of the strongest architectural forms. The egg is the strongest at the top and the bottom (or at the highest point of the arch). If you hold an egg in your hand and squeeze it on the top and the bottom, the egg doesn’t break because you are adding pressure to the ends which are the strongest parts of the egg. The curved form of the shell also distributes pressure evenly all over the shell rather than concentrating it at any one point. If you completely surround the egg with your hand and then squeeze, the pressure you apply by squeezing is distributed evenly all over the egg. However, eggs do not stand up well to uneven forces, which is why they crack easily on the side of a bowl.

[sivacreativeideas]

Really tried today so, amazing 😱 I tried with my whole strength but I can't broke it in horizontal position 👍👍👍 really nice message

[ashiratv]

The key to breaking the egg is shake it first hard and then squeeze a little bit